Jan Goffey - Museum of Dartmoor Life

Okehampton Historical Notes

Digitised by Jan Goffey, a Museum Trustee Original Book typed by Dr Edward Herbert Young (1862-1932). He lived at Darley House, and was one of the town’s two GPs for many years, also the Borough Medical Officer, and a notable local historian. He wrote the Okehampton...

GL Wardle – A fascinating character from Okehampton’s Past

History

The gentleman pictured is indeed the Honourable Gwyllym Lloyd WARDLE, Esquire. MP for Okehampton 1807 – 1812 n.b. Gwyllym is the Welsh spelling of William. Vol 1 History of Okehampton EHY. 1931 Adapted and expanded J Goffey 2022 MoDL This mug sits in the display...

First mention of Okehampton Circa 970 AD

History

Image of Leofric Missal : Bodleian Library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Vol 1 pg 109 History of Okehampton by EHY. 1931 and J Goffey 2021) Translated from the Anglo-Saxon From a List of Manumissions inscribed 0n the 8 Leaf of Leofric’s Missal or...

The Importance of Almshouses

History

Do you know there are fifteen almshouses in Okehampton? Where are they, what are they, and why are they so beneficial? What is an almshouse? – the recognised definition is: An almshouse is a unit of residential accommodation (usually a house or flat) which belongs to...